To support the curriculum of the Psychology Department of Clemson University, with a principal emphasis on undergraduate study.

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1 Psychology Information Access Policy Clemson University Libraries Psychology Librarian: Peggy Tyler Revised Spring, 2011 Primary Focus of Collection To support the curriculum of the Psychology Department of Clemson University, with a principal emphasis on undergraduate study. The Clemson University Psychology Department offers programs leading to the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Psychology Master of Science in Applied Psychology in Industrial/Organizational Psychology Master of Science in Applied Psychology in Human Factors Psychology Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology Ph.D. in Human Factors Psychology UNDERGRADUATE Clemson s research-based undergraduate psychology curriculum focuses on preparation for professional careers related to human resources, personnel, counseling, and other people-oriented positions in human services, business, and industry or graduate training in such areas as biological, clinical, cognitive, counseling, developmental, experimental, health, industrial, school, and social psychology. Both BA and BS Psychology majors are required to take within the major: Introductory Psychology plus Introductory Psychology Laboratory A basic class and lab in experimental statistics (taught by Psychology Dept.) A class in applied experimental methods A senior e-portfolio lab In addition, they are required to take 19 credit hours of psychology courses, including: Two course of biopsychology or cognition One course of applied psychology One course about individuals or groups One additional laboratory class BS students take a Foundations of Science elective in addition to these requirements. For more detailed information, see Psychology Undergraduate Handbook 1

2 GRADUATE Graduate programs emphasize theory and practice in industrial and organizational psychology, human factors, and occupational health. Clemson does NOT have a clinical or counseling graduate program. Core areas of study include: Psychometrics Training Employee selection Performance appraisal Judgment and decision making Attitude Measurement Psychophysiology Ergonomics Usability For more detailed information, see Psychology Graduate Handbook Driving Human Factors Human vision Research Design and Quantitative Methods Adulthood and Aging Work-related stress Legal Issues Teamwork Leadership Secondary Focus of Collection To support the research needs of the Psychology faculty of Clemson University. Among the research topics of current Clemson Psychology are: process-control simulation psychophysiology sleep research perception and action motion sciences uncoupled motion simulation human memory and perception visual performance driving simulation usability testing human-computer interaction advanced reading technologies personnel selection and performance appraisal workplace training research industrial-organizational research social psychology occupational stress cognitive aging virtual reality robotics and teleoperation cyber-bullying positive psychology and courage stigma of psychological problems Additional information about Department research can be found here: Primary & Secondary Users Primary Users As of Fall, 2010, there are: Psychology Faculty: 28 Undergraduate Psychology majors: 657 Master s program students: 4 Doctoral program students: 41 Industrial/Organizational: 24 Human Factors: 17 2

3 Secondary Users: Undergraduate students minoring in Psychology Undergraduates taking psychology courses for social science requirements or electives. Undergraduate and graduate students in other classes using research from the discipline. Faculty Researchers in other departments. Community patrons (including students from surrounding schools) Interlibrary loan borrowing from other campuses Scope of In-House Collection The Psychology collection will be housed in the R.M. Cooper Library, although some stray titles related to the discipline may end up in Special Collections, Architecture, or Tillman, if selected by those liaisons. Materials for the circulating collection will be evaluated and selected by the Psychology liaison. The Head of Reference and the Psychology liaison will jointly and separately select materials for the Reference collection, keeping in mind the Reference Unit s mission to maintain that collection as small as possible. Format Guidelines Print Sources Book collection development still primarily focuses on print material based on availability, usage, preferences of users, and price. Electronic Sources All journals will be purchased in electronic form if possible. The Information Access Committee will purchase journals unless there is an immediate need for a title that the Psychology Librarian believes can be reasonably purchased from book funds. Some edited books which are indexed in PsycINFO by chapter, books which will be primarily used as reference material, and books available in attractively-priced electronic bundles are the primary targets for purchase in digital format. Again, decision on e-format will be based on availability, usage, preferences of users, and price. Language Guidelines Only English language materials will be purchased. Geographical Guidelines Most topics in psychology know no geographic bounds; therefore, there will be few restrictions to geographic location of topics. There is always a special interest on the southern United States; books with a narrow focus on remote geographic areas may be rejected because of that focus. Chronological Guidelines Selection will focus on current, up-to-date information. Reprints of important older works may be selected. Publication Date Guidelines Generally the selector will purchase books published within the last two years. Exceptions would include books requested by faculty members, books pertaining to a new research or instruction area, or replacements for missing items. 3

4 Types of Materials Included in the Collection Along with edited books and monographs about specific subjects in psychology, these material types will be selected: Biographies: Individual biographies of figures important to the discipline will be purchased. Collections of biographical sketches are usually available in Reference databases. Career guidance materials: Career guides for psychology majors and guides to graduate study will be purchased and updated on a regular basis. Citation Guides and Manuals: Multiple copies of the most current edition of the APA Style Manual will be purchased for Reference and circulation. Manuals will also be purchased for new versions of statistical software used by graduate students and faculty. Databases: The Information Access Committee purchases databases, but the Psychology Librarian provides suggestions for selection and de-selection. Databases most relevant to the Psychology discipline are: PsycINFO PsycARTICLES Web of Science ERIC TRIS Business Source Premier Dissertations and Theses Full Text Medline SIFT (Sociological Index with Full Text) SAE Digital Library WorldCAT Mental Measurements Yearbook DVDs: Will purchase upon request or if seen as especially supportive of curriculum. Not heavily used in this discipline. Encyclopedias: New editions and new titles in electronic formats will be purchased with both Reference and circulating funds. It is very unlikely that a print encyclopedia of any size would be purchased for the collection. Journals: Every effort will be made to preserve the current journal collection and to add new titles as funds allow. Evaluation tools such as usage studies and faculty surveys will be used to identify journals to be discontinued. Tests and Measures: Print and electronic versions of fair use tests and measures are collected. This does not include for-profit tests and manuals that are under copyright by commercial test publishers. Theses and Dissertations: The Library maintains a local database of all theses and dissertations written at Clemson University. The Library also holds a subscription to ProQuest s Dissertations and Theses Full Text. In rare cases, if there is a dissertation or thesis that is not available electronically that is extremely relevant to Clemson work, it will be purchased and added to the collection. 4

5 Types of Materials Excluded Almanacs, Directories, and Yearbooks: No effort is made to collect this material that goes out of date quickly and whose information is readily available on the web. Bibliographies: Printed bibliographies are dinosaurs in the database age. Dictionaries: Subject dictionaries are unnecessary considering free web resources. Guidebooks and workbooks: Books targeted for clinical practitioners or books composed of worksheets or checklists will not be purchased. Pop Psychology Books: Books produced by the popular press for the general public will usually not be purchased. This includes self-help books. Exceptions may be made for books requested by faculty or highly regarded in a review source and purchased to support Popular Reading. Pseudo-psychology: Books about topics that may be popular but that have been debunked by current scholarship (e.g., astrology) Scholarly works providing historical or critical analysis of these subjects are, however, sought out for purchase. Textbooks: Textbooks used in classes taught at Clemson University will not be purchased. Other textbooks may occasionally be purchased if they support the psychology curriculum. Collection Analysis by Subject Responsible for BF call numbers defined as PSYCHOLOGY by Library of Congress (LC) Breakdown of BF Call numbers is given below, with LC subfield description and collection level at Clemson (Collection levels defined at LC Call number Psychology subfield range definition Collection level range BF38-64 Philosophy. Relation to other topics Minimal BF Psychoanalysis Minimal BF Psychological tests and testing Instructional support BF Experimental psychology Instructional support BF203 Gestalt psychology Minimal BF Psychotropic drugs and other substances Instructional support BF Sensation. Instructional support BF Consciousness. Cognition. Instructional support BF Motivation Instructional support BF Affection. Feeling. Emotion Instructional support BF Will. Volition. Choice. Control Instructional support BF Applied psychology Instructional support BF New Thought. Menticulture, etc. Minimal BF Comparative psychology. Animal and human psychology MInimal BF Psychology of sex. Sexual behavior Minimal BF Differential psychology. Individuality. Self Instructional support BF Personality Instructional support BF Genetic psychology Minimal BF Developmental psychology Instructional support BF Class psychology Minimal BF Temperament. Character Instructional support BF Physiognomy. Phrenology Out of scope 5

6 BF Graphology. Study of handwriting Out of scope BF The hand. Palmistry Out of scope BF Parapsychology Out of scope BF Psychic research. Psychology of the conscious Out of scope BF Hallucinations. Sleep. Dreaming. Visions Instructional support for sleep (other topics out of scope) BF Hypnotism. Suggestion. Mesmerism. Subliminal projection Out of scope BF Telepathy. Mind reading. Thought transference Out of scope BF Spiritualism. Mediumship, spirit messages, clairvoyance Out of scope BF Occult sciences Out of scope BF Ghosts. Apparitions. Hauntings Out of scope BF Demonology. Satanism. Possession Out of scope BF Witchcraft Out of scope BF Magic. Hermetics. Necromancy Out of scope BF Astrology Out of scope BF Oracles. Sibyls. Divinations Out of scope BF Seers. Prophets. Prophecies Out of scope BF Fortune-telling Out of scope BF Human-alien encounters. Out of scope Because of the applied focus of department instruction and research, the following subject areas numbers are also collected for Psychology, sometimes in collaboration with the liaisons who have primary responsibility for those call number ranges. HA29-32 Theory and method of social science statistics HF Industrial psychology HF Personnel management. Employment management R Medicine and disease in relation to psychology. Terminal care. Dying R Biomedical engineering. Electronics. Instrumentation R858 R Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics R864 Medical records RA Mental health. Mental illness prevention RC49-52 Psychosomatic medicine RC Radiography RC Therapeutics. Psychotherapy RC Psychopathology RC Personality disorders. Behavior problems RC Geriatrics RC Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene RC Military medicine. Naval medicine RC Submarine medicine RC Transportation medicine Including automotive, aviation, and space medicine U War. Philosophy. Military psychology and sociology UB 403 Military families UG 450;UG479 Military robotics T Communication of technical information T Applied mathematics. Quantitative methods T Human engineering in industry. Man T Work measurement. Methods engineering TA Human engineering TA Transportation engineering TE1 Roads and highways (traffic safety) TK Internet design (usability) TL1-484 Motor vehicles. QP33 Anthropometry QP Neurophysiolgy, Neuropsychology QP Musculoskeletal System, Movements 6

7 Access to Information Not Owned by Clemson Patron-Driven Purchasing of E-Books (Coutts MyLibrary) The Clemson Library Catalog contains several thousand e-book titles that Clemson does not own; the Library does not purchase them until users look at them three times. This way, items are actually purchased for the collection by the users. Interlibrary Loan/PASCAL The primary access point for books and journals not owned or accessible by the Libraries will be Interlibrary Loan. This service is free to Clemson University students, faculty, and staff. This service is not available to the general public. Commercial Document Suppliers Document delivery via commercial document suppliers (such as Ingenta) will be offered free of charge to Clemson University students, faculty, or staff if the needed information is not available from interlibrary loan sources. This service is not available to the general public. Selection Tools Faculty and Graduate Student Requests Faculty and graduate students request specific titles in person, by , or by sending circled titles on publisher catalog pages. Reference and Instruction Helping students with assigned topics at the Reference Desk, in Psychology classes, and answering individual request for research assistance provide feedback about collection gaps. Inclusion in PsycINFO Books whose chapters are abstracted in PsycINFO may end up in fairly high demand because of their visibility to users. Vendor Database Notification slips arrive weekly according to a subject profile that has been arranged with Yankee Book Press to ensure announcement of titles that fit the needs of the library s circulating collection. Regular searches of a list of significant keywords and call numbers are also run in the vendor database for topics most relevant to the Psychology Department s curriculum and research interests. Publisher s Catalogs, Mailings & Web Pages Especially-relevant publishers are checked on a regular basis for new titles: American Psychological Association CRC Press Lawrence Erlbaum (now part of Taylor & Francis) Transportation Research Board Sage Review Sources Checking reviews in Choice and Library Journal on a regular basis helps fill in possible gaps in highlyrecommended titles. 7

8 Weeding and De-selecting Weeding has primarily focused on removing directories, almanacs, badly-dated reference material and books that have not circulated since Weeding is taking place in both the Reference and circulating collections. Some of this weeded material that is not widely held by other South Carolina libraries is being moved to remote storage to see if it will be requested by users, but most is being permanently removed from the collection. 8